Amnesty

Back in 1986 Reagan agreed to amnesty for 3 million illegal aliens in return for a secure border. The illegals were legalized but the border was not secured. Ever since that time republicans have wanted a secure border before agreeing to amnesty. It's the old fool me once idea. It makes sense to secure the border first otherwise a new group of illegals will come in for more amnesty. Some believe that the democrats do not want to solve the immigration problem but would prefer to just allowing more and more illegals. The thinking is that one day these people will gain citizenship and they will become democratic voters. The plan is to turn Texas blue but that is not carved in stone. For example in 2016 Trump got 34% of the Hispanic vote in Texas and in 2020 this improved to 45%.